Twisted Oak Savanna – 2014

[To see photos and stories of the savanna in other years, see the links on the main Twisted Oak Savanna page.]

This was a big year for Queen Anne’s Lace, so I pulled it in the cleared savanna.  In the fall we worked on clearing brush on the east side of the path.

4/5/2014

 

5/6/2014  We added a new bench to the savanna.

 

5/11/2014

 

6/3/2014  Hoary Puccoon in the wide open savanna area

 

6/4/2014

 

8/9/2014

 

8/9/2014

 

8/9/2014

 

8/15/2014  Before pulling Queen Anne’s Lace

 

8/16/2014  After pulling Queen Anne’s Lace

 

8/16/2014

 

8/16/2014  Looking into Ragwort Opening

 

8/16/2014

 

8/16/2014

 

8/25/2014

 

8/25/2014  Looking south along the path in from Buffalo Ridge Prairie.  Still very thick woods.

 

9/26/2014  Ragwort Opening

 

9/26/2014  Ragwort Opening – looking south into the savanna

 

9/26/2014

 

9/26/2014

 

10/5/2014  Starting to cut brush on the east side of the path – this is before cutting any.

 

10/5/2014  After some work

 

10/9/2014

 

10/10/2014

 

10/16/2014  The east side of the path is much more open now.

 

10/20/2014

 

10/31/2014

 

10/31/2014

 

11/12/2014